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Americans owe at least $1,000 in medical debt, with South Dakota, Mississippi and North Carolina as the top three states.

Medical debt is a major financial burden for many Americans -- so much so that they are forced to cut spending on essentials ...

Participating hospitals in the medical debt relief program will receive a higher level of Medicaid reimbursement under the ...

On September 5, the CFPB issued its annual report on debt collection practices, detailing the Bureau’s efforts to enforce the Fair Debt ...

Medical debt programs are touted as a huge financial benefit to patients, but some industry watchers are concerned about the ...

Under EMTALA, emergency rooms are required to medically screen and stabilize all patients. Some patients withhold their ...

Document reveals how much each hospital will collect in federal Medicaid money for agreeing to forgive medical debt.

Hospitals may have given up on collecting on widespread medical debt, but forgiveness still throws a lifeline to those who ...

Atrium Health’s decision to hold out paid off. As part of the state’s new Medicaid expansion, North Carolina will instead pay ...

Doctors and Clinicians analyzed academic research and news reports to see how medical debt is contributing to personal ...